BOWLING TOURNAMENT.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 11, 14 January 1925, Page 8

BOWLING TOURNAMENT.

A GREAT GAME. WON 1!V A POINT. (By Telegraph. - Special to "Sinr."l WELLINGTON, this day. "It's the best display of liomHii, I have seen for a long time,'' was the enthusiastic remark of one of the great crowd of equally enthusiastic onlookers at the Wellington green this morning to witness the game between Tyrol I (Mastertoni and Tonkin ( North Hast Valley) that was to decide which of the two should play (hi:- afternoon in the semi-linals of the Dominion Association's single-handed championship. Tonkin "mi by one point on an extra head. Until players were in excellent form, and each of them played many delightful shots. At the conclusion of the Kith head Tyri'll was live down, but at the next etui he got three, bowls in and a measure for the fourth. The umpire's verdict went in favour of Tyri'll. who had it by the most slender margins. Tonkin. 211: Tyrell 10. The next head was of medium length, and Tyrell drew the shot less titan two inches in front, of the jack. Tonkin's third bowl was exquisitely played, and he rested Tyrell's out. The bead finished Tonkin 21. Tyrell 10. Tonkin burnt the next, brad after Tyrell had trailed the white for two. On replay, Tonkin drew the shot with his last bowl. Tyrell tried to drive it out with his last delivery, but just missed. Tonkin, 22; Tyrol!. 111. ' The 26th end was interesting. Tonkin was lying behind the jack, about an inch nearer than Tvrell. Playing a firm shot on the back hand, Tyri'll split up the head and lay one. four feet away. Tonkin, 22: Tyrell. 20. Tyrell equalised the score at the 21st head. Tonkin's last bowl not being quite up. (hi the extra head the Masterton man drew the shot, but Tonkin drove him out after Tyrell played his final bowl. It was a measure for shot, but Tonkin settled the argument by drawing dead on to the jack. Tonkin, 23: Tvrell, 22.